This thesis focuses on the coaxial-microstrip T-resonator measurement technique to
determine the aperture plane capacitance and radiation resistance of electrically short
monopoles above a finite ground plane at Radio ...

Most of South Africas table grapes are exported to the EU and the UK. In recent years, pre-packaged table grapes are now preferred in many European supermarkets. This increased demand has resulted in stringent quality ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Statistical experimental design techniques are powerful tools that are often approached with suspicion
and apprehension by experimenters. The trend is to avoid any statistically structured and ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Structures are typically designed for the ultimate limit state (ULS) while the serviceability limit state (SLS) is checked. However, in many cases the
design is governed by SLS requirements. The target ...

Robot control by TCP/IP communication is investigated in this thesis for existing
robots used in tertiary education. The request for newer software for robotic
computer control came from the University of Stellenbosch ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many engineering students often find a course in less analytical subjects like Information
Systems difficult due to the significant proportion of abstract concepts covered. To help the
students understand ...

There are numerous challenges that have to be overcome in order to generate the electrical and
thermal energy required to power Antarctic research stations in a technically, economically and
environmentally suitable ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The cost of powering Antarctic research stations by conventional diesel electric generator
systems is high (Steel, 1993). In order to reduce these costs and airborne pollution due to
the combustion of ...

The technical and economic feasibility of utilizing solar energy at South Africa's SANAE IV station in Antarctica was evaluated in order to estimate potential financial and external savings, and to alleviate the programme's ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This project investigates the use of Rapid Prototyping (RP), with specific focus
on Three Dimensional Printing (3DP), in the manufacture of complex shaped advanced
composite parts, using variants of the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) exhibit exceptional electrical properties that make them
attractive candidates for numerous electronic devices and applications. However, constructing
working ...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: A decrease in global sugar prices, lower crop yields (caused by drought) and the continued use of aging and inefficient infrastructure have been listed as external factors contributing to decreasing ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Micro milling is a fairly new machining technology and is still developing in leaps and bounds. Many new products are also smaller than the products they replace, driven by microprocessing, portability ...

Background: The economics of producing only electricity from residues, which comprise of surplus bagasse and
50% post-harvest residues, at an existing sugar mill in South Africa was compared to the coproduction of ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Climate change that results from greenhouse gases (GHG’s) released from the burning of fossil fuels,
together with the rising price of oil, have sparked interest in renewable biofuels. The production ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate the techno-economic feasibility of operating an aquaponics farm in South Africa. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing type of food production in the world, yet ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African department of energy forecasts generation capacity to reach 89.5GW by
2030, and the objective is to have 8.4GW generated from solar Photovoltaic (PV) renewable
energy plants. The ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A techno-economic feasibility study was performed to compare biological and
thermochemical process routes for production of liquid biofuels from sugarcane bagasse
in South Africa using process modelling. ...